MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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